Witness and Responsibility focuses on how artists interact with testimony related to catastrophic and traumatic events.
Originally created for theatre professionals in collaboration with USC’s Shoah Foundation Institute, the initiative has expanded to include artists from all disciplines, as well as scientists, and social scientists.
Is it possible for artistic response to have a measurable effect in the realm of individual healing, transformation of audience perception and, ultimately, public policy?
APRIL 8 to 11, 2013
Imaging Genocide: Artistic Responses to Mass Violence
Presented as part of USC’s Genocide Awareness Week, three events organized by the USC Shoah Foundation will explore artistic responses to genocide, highlighting the ability of creative expression to shine light in the darkness and give voice to silence. The events will reveal the power of the arts to communicate messages of survival and hope in the face of great tragedy.
Denouncing Violence Against Women Opening Reception and Discussion
Monday, April 8, 2013 : 5:30pm - 7:30pm - USC Fisher Gallery
Presented as part of USC’s Genocide Awareness Week, a student-curated exhibition will feature art from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, including posters related to the genocides in Armenia, Congo, Guatemala and Rwanda, as well as the Holocaust and the murders of the women of Juárez. More details »
Artistic Responses to Mass Violence, Storytelling and
Performance
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 : 7:00pm - USC Ground Zero
Playwright Catherine Filloux and activist-performer Yvette Rugasaguhunga and present
short theatrical pieces about the Rwandan and Cambodian genocides. Following the
performance, a conversation will explore the power of theatre and storytelling to raise
awareness and inspire global audiences.
